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Women in IT: Rebecca George, Deloitte and BCS

Women in IT: Rebecca George, Deloitte and BCS

Date: Jul 15, 2013

Women act differently from men in the office. It’s really important to understand what we do
differently, especially in the male dominated environment of IT. We need to know, and the men
around us need to know. Rebecca George OBE will be talking about how to recognise our differences
and make progress. She will also talk about some of the things we can do to help without
compromising ourselves.

Rebecca leads Deloitte’s public sector health practice in the UK. She is responsible for all the
work Deloitte does with the Department of Health and its associated bodies, and the NHS. In
addition, she leads Deloitte’s relationships with the Department of Health and Monitor, with the
third parties Deloitte partners with in public sector health and in IT-enabled propositions. She
chaired the BCS Strategic Women’s Forum and Intellect’s Women in IT Forum, and is currently chair
of the Policy and Public Affairs Board for the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, where she is a
Fellow.

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